Richard F Burton One of the great adventure classics. Victorian scholar-adventurer’s firsthand epic account of daring 1854 expedition to forbidden East African capital city. A treasury of detailed information on...

Adi Da Samraj "Between the covers of this book, there are words that communicate great philosophical and practical import. But, like the fullest experience of a great work of art,...

Gore Vidal This is a memoir of the first 40 years of Gore Vidal's life, ranging back and forth across a rich history. He spent his childhood in Washington DC,...

Jill BlakeWith "nesting" a next-millennium buzzword, this timely book shows how to create an ecologically sound, clutter-free, harmonious home, using light, space, color, scents and sounds, animals, and plants. 250...

Colin Thubron A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene...

Reeve Robert BrennerMany speak for and about the survivors of the Holocaust, but until now, no one has spoken to them as Rabbi Brenner has done. The Faith and Doubt...

Jon Krakauer Jon Krakauer’s literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. He now shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of...

Tembi Locke This Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller is “a captivating story of love lost and found” (Kirkus Reviews) set in the lush Sicilian countryside, where one...

Michaela and Elaine DePrince Orphaned by war, saved by ballet.Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, Michaela DePrince witnesses atrocities that no child ever should. Her father is killed by rebels...

Edited by Robert O Freedman Essays about the Mideast discuss the role of external powers, regional political dynamics, and national perspectives on problems of the region. January 1, 1991 by...

Jason Fung, MD Everything you believe about how to lose weight is wrong. Weight gain and obesity are driven by hormones—in everyone—and only by understanding the effects of insulin and...

Jon EntineA riveting scientific detective story crossed with a provocative and controversial re-examination of the meaning of race, ethnicity, and religion.Could our sense of who we are really turn on...